AU/NZ Rock Lobster Tour 2019

Explore, connect and be inspired

3 August - 13 August 2019

Join us on a unique tour through South Australia and New Zealand meeting leading fisheries businesses and learning about their operations, their challenges and their innovations that are shaping change in the industry.

Tour Highlights

This ten day tour begins in Port Lincoln, South Australia, visiting several leading fisheries businesses in the region before heading across to New Zealand. From Auckland we will travel through key coastal fishing areas of the North Island and visit two diverse land based farming businesses as we make our way down to Wellington. We then fly south to wrap up the tour in Queenstown to coincide with the Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Conference.

Throughout, you will travel with progressive members of the rock lobster industry from across Australia, along with local Rabobank staff and RaboResearch analysts.

On this tour you will experience and learn about:

Emerging technologies and innovations in fishery processing

Environmental considerations and sustainable growth

Transport and live export systems

Australian and New Zealand trade into China

Don't miss this great opportunity to meet like-minded producers, see what other operators are doing and gain a broad perspective on the rock lobster, fisheries and farming industries.

Places on this tour are limited – register early to avoid disappointment.

Tour Dates*

Commencing: Saturday 3 August 2019, Port Lincoln, South Australia

Concluding: Tuesday 13 August 2019, Queenstown, New Zealand

Tour Fee**

*Tour dates are inclusive, the tour will conclude after breakfast on Tuesday 13 August 2019.

** Tour fee is per person and includes 10 night’s accommodation (bed & breakfast) and most meals, ground and air transport during the tour, farm tours and industry visits, tour guides and guest speakers.

Please note: Rock Lobster Conference registration and flights to Port Lincoln and from Queenstown are not included in Tour fee.

The itinerary may be subject to change. For example, if anything happens outside of our control. If such a change cannot be avoided, we will organise an alternative arrangement and notify you as soon as possible.